Gita 2.25
Sankhya Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते । तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि ॥
avyakto'yam acintyo'yam avikāryo'yam ucyate | tasmād evaṁ viditvainaṁ nānuśocitum arhasi ||
In essence: That which cannot be seen, conceived, or changed can never be lost - why then would you grieve?
A conversation between a seeker and guide to help you feel this verse deeply
Sadhak-Guru Dialogue
Sadhak: "Krishna, when you say the Self is unmanifest, does that mean it doesn't exist? How can something real be invisible?"
Guru: "Is the space inside a pot visible? Can you see the sky itself, or only the objects within it?"
Sadhak: "I cannot see space directly, only the things in it. But I know space exists because things occupy it."
Guru: "Exactly. The Self is like that - the space of awareness in which all experience arises. You cannot see it because it is the seer. You know it exists because without it, nothing could be known at all."
Sadhak: "But if I cannot think about it, how can I understand it?"
Guru: "Can you think about the one who is thinking right now? Every time you try, who is doing the trying?"
Sadhak: "I see... I am always one step behind. The thinker can never become a thought."
Guru: "Now you approach wisdom. The Self is known not by thinking harder, but by recognizing what is already present before any thought arises. It is self-luminous."
Sadhak: "If it cannot change, does that mean I am already complete? Nothing can be added or taken away?"
Guru: "Tell me - when you wake from a dream where you were poor, do you become rich? Or do you simply recognize that you were never truly poor?"
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🌅 Daily Practice
Upon waking, before the first thought solidifies, notice the simple fact of awareness. Rest there for a few moments without trying to see, think, or change anything. This is a glimpse of the unmanifest witnessing itself.
When you find yourself trying to figure out who you really are, pause and ask: who is doing the figuring? Notice that the one seeking is never found as an object. Let this inquiry dissolve the seeking rather than intensify it.
Before sleep, reflect: everything I perceived today came and went. Every thought arose and dissolved. But that in which all this appeared - did it ever change? Rest in this unchanging presence as you drift into sleep.